Well, my head cyl is now at the machine shop getting cleaned up. I felt like I was living on borrowed time as I constantly had oil in my coolant but no coolant in the oil. (for about 6 months now) Car ran just fine though, and temp never budged above the top of 80c mark. I must have been lucky.

Not sure if my head gasket was "blown" or not, I inspected it, didn't see any clear signs... but then again I have no clue what to look for. Judging by the pics below, I think the head is banana warped from overheating. (carbon and oil in the middle areas) If so it'll be an extra $50 to "bake" it they said.